Who Is Abigail Responsible In The Crucible

How is it possible for some evil people to be dealing with the devil? Based on the story of The Crucible by Miller, a group of girls were dancing in the woods doing witchcraft. They got caught and attended court, but they refused to tell the truth as they were threaten by Abigail Williams. She started blaming innocent people because she had an affair with John Procter who didn't want her anymore. Judge Danforth believed the group of girls and he demands to execute the innocent people who were accused. Although there were many evil characters, such as John Procter, Abigail holds the most responsibilities for the madness that ensues in The Crucible because she lied about not doing witchcraft, she accused innocent people, and she threatened the group of girls to not confess.

She lies to Revere Paris and says, "Uncle, we did change, let you tell them I confessed and I'll be whipped if I must be. But they're speaking of witchcraft." Abigail try's to convince everybody and saids, "My name is good in the village! I will not have it said my name is sailed! Good Procter is a gossiping liar"(10). These quotes show how she lies about doing witchcraft which makes it look like she wasn't apart of it and caused the death of innocent people. She try's to get away with it, so she won't get caught.

Abigail also holds the most responsibility from The Crucible because she accused innocent people. She's decides to tell Paris, "I saw Goody Hawkins with the devil," and "I saw Goody Booth with the devil" (Miller 48). She sounded very convincing that he believed her. These quotes show how she blames innocent people to be executed for doing